Erwin and Allan's 2009 East Coast Visit
A few years back, we know of a couple who retired here in the Philippines same as we did. They had a house built and moved here and everything. A bit later we found out, they moved back to the US and one of her gripe was cockroaches. She said she tried to keep her house spotless but danged critters are still all over the place.
We've lived here three years and I have yet to see a roach in the house. I've seen them sometimes on storm drains but not in the house. Our problem, however, is the proliferation of ANTS! Mostly the small red ones, the big ones stay outside for some reason and they sometimes feast on Indo's food. There's a couple of varieties of the small ones, the quick ones and the slow ones. They have two things in common; they bite and they're annoying! The quick ones emit a stinky odor once they get squished. If we leave anything edible on the table or the kitchen counter, they'll be all over it even in just a few minutes. It's amazing how they get through food in zip locked containers. They even attack breakfast cereal IN zip lock containers! The safest place for food around here is either in the fridge or on the table but on top of a bowl with water in it that serves like a moat! Anyway, on to my blog...
Jalandoni (Allan) Sanchez and his wife Neneng visited the US recently with their youngest son Carlo. They came back to the Philippines, a day or so after we arrived in California last April. Their older children, Jegs and Betsy, are already in the US. Jegs (short for Diego) is from the West Coast while Betsy lives on the East Coast. While on the East Coast to see Betsy, Allan and Neneng took advantage of the situation to see our classmates over there; Ras Cruz from Philadelphia, Gene Munoz and Angel Sicat from Virginia and Art Capati from Maryland (?). From the looks of their pictures, they had a blast.
Erwin Doria and his wife (sorry forgot her name) and their children I believe live in Central California. They used to live in Suisun, not sure if they're still there. He retired from the US Navy, but I'm not sure what he does now. Most retired sailors in the US don't stay retired. They keep on working, mostly doing part time work and going back to school using their GI Bills on the side. Anyway, Ras said they went to Philadelphia to have a taste of the famous Philly Cheese Steak and to soak up some culture, among other things.
Note: Both sets of pictures are courtesy of Ras Cruz with whatever camera he used. Thanks a lot, Ras, for letting me use your pics.
Sorry, I didn't get any pictures from the West Coast get-together.
We've lived here three years and I have yet to see a roach in the house. I've seen them sometimes on storm drains but not in the house. Our problem, however, is the proliferation of ANTS! Mostly the small red ones, the big ones stay outside for some reason and they sometimes feast on Indo's food. There's a couple of varieties of the small ones, the quick ones and the slow ones. They have two things in common; they bite and they're annoying! The quick ones emit a stinky odor once they get squished. If we leave anything edible on the table or the kitchen counter, they'll be all over it even in just a few minutes. It's amazing how they get through food in zip locked containers. They even attack breakfast cereal IN zip lock containers! The safest place for food around here is either in the fridge or on the table but on top of a bowl with water in it that serves like a moat! Anyway, on to my blog...
Jalandoni (Allan) Sanchez and his wife Neneng visited the US recently with their youngest son Carlo. They came back to the Philippines, a day or so after we arrived in California last April. Their older children, Jegs and Betsy, are already in the US. Jegs (short for Diego) is from the West Coast while Betsy lives on the East Coast. While on the East Coast to see Betsy, Allan and Neneng took advantage of the situation to see our classmates over there; Ras Cruz from Philadelphia, Gene Munoz and Angel Sicat from Virginia and Art Capati from Maryland (?). From the looks of their pictures, they had a blast.
Erwin Doria and his wife (sorry forgot her name) and their children I believe live in Central California. They used to live in Suisun, not sure if they're still there. He retired from the US Navy, but I'm not sure what he does now. Most retired sailors in the US don't stay retired. They keep on working, mostly doing part time work and going back to school using their GI Bills on the side. Anyway, Ras said they went to Philadelphia to have a taste of the famous Philly Cheese Steak and to soak up some culture, among other things.
Note: Both sets of pictures are courtesy of Ras Cruz with whatever camera he used. Thanks a lot, Ras, for letting me use your pics.
Sorry, I didn't get any pictures from the West Coast get-together.
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